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He revealed: “The owner was in prison so we were unable to go and wheel and deal within the transfer market, so it set the parameters quite clearly,” Robinson said.

“We could only deal in loans, free transfers and out of contract players. It was manager led, so Gary Rowett gave us the key performance indicators of what he was looking for and the scouting department could set off and actually deliver that.

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“We identified Tammy Abraham (at Birmingham), we really liked him.

“We made a pitch into the manager at the time and he was a bit reticent because it would have been his (Abraham’s) first loan.
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“Bristol City acted quite quickly and they benefited because the lad came in and was able to take that step up.

“So often, you’re looking for that previous history so for Derby and Harry Wilson, it was much easier this season because he had a prior loan experience at Hull.”